Lists of journalists killed in war zones (care of Committee to Protect Journalists) in 2015: 43 killed so far:  https://cpj.org/killed/2015/
in 2014: 63 over 1 year:  https://www.cpj.org/killed/2014/
in 2013: 71 over 1 year:  https://cpj.org/killed/2013/
during the Vietnam War: 63 over 20 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_and_missing_in_the_Vietnam_War 

All shots above taken by Larry Burrows (1926-1971) during the Vietnam War. (He was killed with fellow photojournalists Henri Huet, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto, when their helicopter was shot down over Laos) / Below are 3 photographs that raised the public from its slumbers /

A Buddhist Monk protesting against the pro-Catholic Diem regime, Saigon, Vietnam, 1963 by Malcolm Browne (1931-2012) /

A girl, Kim Phuc, running down the road naked after being hit with napalm in Vietnam, 1972, by Nick Ut  (1951- ) /

Saigon police chief General Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting a Viet Cong suspect point blank in the head, 1968, by Eddie Adams (1933-2004)